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Franken wags a bit sharper tongueMinneapolis Star TribuneOn his fifth day in office, just as he was trying to establish serious cred in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, ...and more »
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If Confirmed Kagan would be LYING as she took OATH She is ANTI-2nd AmendmentBefore It's NewsSotomayor went as far as lying and claimed she agreed that “the Second Amendment right is an individual right” during her Confirmation. ...and more »
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The GuardianKen Klukowski: Red-state Dems should save themselves, oppose KaganWashington ExaminerEvery single Democrat in the Senate voted for Sonia Sotomayor, with hollow words of confidence that they were satisfied she would vote to uphold the Second ...Obama Keeping Supreme Court Hard LeftThe North Star NationalKagan comes off as competent and reservedTampabay.comA judicial change to believe inWashington PostColumbia Daily Tribune -Medical News Today (press release) -The Rootall 72 news articles »
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Washington PostHigh court nominees' cautious answers frustrate senatorsWashington Post"It is disconcerting . . . and in fairness, does appear to be a direct contradiction of what Judge Sotomayor said in her confirmation hearings with what she ...and more »
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Kansas City StarThe 'Elusive' Truth About KaganWall Street JournalJust like Sonia Sotomayor, the networks tried to insist Elena Kagan's political views were "elusive." By L. BRENT BOZELL It's not cute when reporters play ...NRA Puts Weight Behind Opposing KaganCBS NewsNRA gunning for KaganPoliticoNo arrests at Kagan hearingsCongress.org (blog)RedState (blog) -Fort Worth Star Telegram -OCRegisterall 659 news articles »
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CBC.caConfirmation Is Likely, but Not GOP SupportNew York TimesSenator Orrin Hatch of Utah, at the 2009 Sotomayor confirmation hearings. He has called Elena Kagan “a better witness.” As her confirmation hearings ...Elena Kagan and the Right Wing Dog that Didn't BarkHuffington Post (blog)The Fix: Six senators to watch in the Kagan hearingsWashington PostCornyn: Can Kagan Can Set Ideology Aside?CBS NewsThe Washington Independent -The Hill -The Associated Pressall 8,562 news articles »
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Wash. Times twists facts to bash Kagan, SotomayorMedia Matters for AmericaCLAIM: Sotomayor "lied" in confirmation about her views on Second Amendment. A June 29 Washington Times editorial stated that Sotomayor "lied" in her ...and more »
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...is from Sonia Sotomayor, responding to a question about her stance on 2nd amendment rights during the Senate confirmation hearings for her appointment to the Supreme Court: I understand the individual right fully that the Supreme Court recognized in Heller. She’s...
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Like Sotomayor, Kagan distances self from one of Obama's criteriaWashington PostFor the second straight set of Supreme Court confirmation hearings, a nominee of President Obama's has distanced herself from one of the original criteria ...
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The GuardianConservative media figures falsely accuse Sotomayor of testifying untruthfully ...Media Matters for America (blog)Today's ruling on the gun rights issue: Take you back last year to Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearing. She was asked by Senator Leahy at that time quote ...KAGAN FOLLOWS SOTOMAYOR on GUNSBefore It's NewsSonia Sotomayor and the Second AmendmentReason Online (blog)A Vote for Kagan Is a Vote to Take Away Your GunsFOXNewsBig Government (blog) -Town Hall -AmmoLand.com (press release)all 4,471 news articles »
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NRA Discourages Board Members From Testifying Against KaganPolitics Daily (blog)But all three sources confirmed that NRA board members actively opposed to Sotomayor's confirmation have been severely chastised "to the degree that they ...NRA Issues Gag Order to Its Board Members on Elena KaganRedState (blog)all 28 news articles »
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...18 and who did not commit murder. Edward Whelan, a conservative legal analyst, said he was not surprised by her record. "Sotomayor masqueraded as a judicial conservative at her confirmation hearings, but her record indicates she will be a doctrinaire liberal,"...
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Dr. Charmaine Yoest, the President of Americans United for Life (AUL), speaks on MSNBC's Ed Shulz Show about the confirmation hearings for US Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. (AUL was the only pro-life organization that testified, at these confirmation hearings.)
The US Senate has confirmed federal judge Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. By a vote of 68-to-31, the Senate made Sotomayor the 111th Supreme Court justice. She is only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. The vote came despite weeks of heated debate about Sotomayor's ideological leanings. VOA's Robert Raffaele has more.
THE SENATE VOTED TO CONFIRM SONIA SOTOMAYOR TO THE US SUPREME COURT TO DAY.
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The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York to the Supreme Court was confirmed in a 68 to 31 vote. Wyatt Andrews reports on the historic confirmation of the first Hispanic justice.
President Obama gives remarks on Judge Sonia Sotomayor's historic confirmation by the Senate, making her the 111th Supreme Court Justice. August 6, 2009. (Public Domain)
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President Obama Reacts to Justice Sotomayor's Confirmation visit: firedoglake.com
United States Senate votes to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States.
August 6, 2009: President Barack Obama praised the Senate vote confirming Judge Sonia Sotomayor, saying "with this historic vote, the Senate has affirmed that Justice Sotomayor has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence of mind to ably serve on our nation's highest court."
The full roll call of the votes for an against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. The final vote tally is 68-31. Even ailing Sen. Robert Byrd showed up in a wheelchair (at 1:50) to vote aye. At the end of the clip, Senate MAjority Leader Harry Reid - with a grin - suggests the absence of quorum.
Just moments after the historic confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, President Obama gives his remarks. He says he is "deeply gratified" that his nomination was confirmed. "She has the intellect, the temperament, the history, the integrity and the independence to serve on the nation's highest court." He adds "she will make an outstanding Supreme Court Justice." In response to the only question he was able to get, he said he was "very happy" with 68 votes.
Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator Patrick Leahy were joined at the Capitol today by several civil rights leaders. Together they urged support for the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to recommend Sotomayor's nomination and the full Senate will debate and vote next week. "There can be no mystery about what kind of Justice Judge Sotomayor will be," said Senator Leahy, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, "and the Senate should overwhelmingly confirm her nomination without delay."
Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
In this meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Whitehouse voted to confirm Judge Sonia Sotomayor as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Huff, Stapes, and their news girl Jacki discuss Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation. Why is it making Huff so hungry? Did this clip make you laugh? Find more at www.twojacksinthehole.com. Live show every Wednesday from 8pm-10pm PST. More hilarity, archives and other nonsense at www.huffandstapes.com
The Poop-pets perform in a skit about judge Sonia Sotomayor's judicial record and the Senate confirmation hearings.
Originally aired 7/16/09. Stephen P. Halbrook, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of the book The Founders Second Amendment, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Lindsey Graham Patronizes and condescends to Sotomayor almost through her entire confirmation hearing to the United States Supreme Court, while Pat Buchanan goes on a Racist rant on the Rachel Maddow show saying why Sotomayor isnt qualified. twitter.com theastrolabe.livejournal.com www.theastrolabe.com
If the Republicans want to fix the image of their party, they did a HORRIBLE job of it this week with the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Between Senators Kyl, Sessions, and a very condescending and Patronizing Lindsey Graham who dominated the hearings, they still show themselves to be the white, male, regional, southern party who feels their white male privilege slipping away from them with the changing demographics of the United States theastrolabe.livejournal.com twitter.com www.theastrolabe.com
Sonia Sotomayor is cautiously and moderately liberal in the confirmation hearing. (Political Capital)
Daren Jaime and Political Analyst Lee Bines discusses Judge Sotomayor's appointment and other political issues (Pre-recorded 7/15/09)
Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez. Chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, testified at the Confirmation Hearing for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
Testimony of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) at the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor on July 16, 2009
Sen. Jim DeMint and former Attorney General Edwin Meese discuss Judge Sonia Sotomayors activist decisions and remarks during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings.
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...--- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is on track for an early August confirmation vote, following four days of testimony that won her praise from even some of the Senate Judiciary Committee's more conservative members. The lead Republican on the panel,...
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Sen. John Cornyn discussing why GOP Senators are asking the questions they're posing to Judge Sotomayor.
Jackie and Dunlap opine on the pointlessness of the Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing. www.redstateupdate.com
Complete video at: fora.tv Former Solicitor General Ted Olson agrees with predictions that Sonia Sotomayor will be easily confirmed as the Supreme Court's 111th justice. He explains that Republican Senators have historically been more willing to vote in favor of Democratic nominees than Democrats have of Republican nominees. ----- The Honorable Theodore B. Olson of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and the former United States Solicitor General provides overview and analysis of the past year of Supreme Court decisions. - Federalist Society Theodore B. Olson served as the 42nd United States Solicitor General from 2001 to 2004. Previously he was an assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal Counsel in the Reagan Administration and a partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher. He has argued many cases before the US Supreme Court, including issues of copyright, telecommunications, federal securities regulation, antitrust, the environment, school vouchers, criminal law, immigration, due process, voting rights, equal protection, the separation of powers, and the constitutionality of campaign finance reform law. He successfully represented George W. Bush and Dick Cheney in the Supreme Court Bush v. Gore cases after the 2000 presidential election. He has written and lectured extensively on appellate advocacy, oral advocacy in the courtroom, and constitutional law.
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During this confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Whitehouse questioned Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her record as a judge and her time as a criminal prosecutor.
Sen. Cornyn, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and former Texas Supreme Court Justice, questioned Judge Sonia Sotomayor today during her confirmation hearing. Below is the transcript of their exchange.
During this confirmation hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Whitehouse questioned Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about her record as a judge and her time as a criminal prosecutor.
Pat Buchanan's Comments About the Judge Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings visit: firedoglake.com
"You have lots of 'splaining to do"... it's reminiscent of what Ricky Ricardo would say to his wife Lucy on the old "I love Lucy" shows. So the phrase carries some ethnic baggage. Senator Tom Corburn (R-Oklahoma) used the phrase when responding to Judge Sonia Sotomayor's explanation about gun laws. She was talking about how different state's laws on guns vary.
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